Freight-carrier



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A.A 'I'. KELLIHER.

FREIGHT GARRIER.

Patented 001;. 24, 1893.

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A. T. KRLLII-IRR.` FREIGHT G ARRIRR,

No. 507,137. i Patented Oct. Z4, 1893.

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ALFRED T. K-ELLIHER, OF BETHEL, MAINE.

FREIGHT-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 507,13'7, dated October24, 1893.

Applicationled June 16, 1891. Serial No. 396,487. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that l, ALFRED T. KELLIHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bethel, in the county of Oxford and State of Maine, haveinvented a new and useful Freight-Carrier, of which the following is aspecification. v

This invention relates to elevated carriers for conveying logs and thelike; and the object of the same is to effect certain improvementstherein.

To this end the invention consists in the specic details of constructionhereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as illustrated on thetwo sheets of drawings, wherein- Figure lis a side elevation of myimproved log-carrier, showing a section thereof supported by two trees.Fig. 2 is a cross-section thereof showing a bucket as carried by thetruck. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a section of this carrier,showing the track as supported by frameworks. Fig. 4 is a perspectiveview showing a dierent form of framework. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sideelevation of one of the supporting lingers.

Referring to the said drawings, the letter H designates trees, Hframeworks, and h a support, any1 of which may be employed as shown tosupport the track A of my improved carrier. The said track comprises arectangular beam A which, when supported by trees, rests upon brackets foutside of blocks e also resting thereon, all these parts beingconnected by bolts g passing horizontally through them and through thetrees. When supported by the frameworks H', brackets Gdepend from theupper cross-bars of these frameworks as best seen in Fig. 3. The upperend of each bracket is preferably bifurcated as at N and its two memberspassed upwardly through the cross-bar of the framework and have nuts non their upper ends; while the body of the bracket passes downwardlyagainst the rear face of the track, transversely across a portion of itsbody, and upwardly therethrough, a nut b being screwed upon its end asshown.

When the track A is supported by the support h, a vertical bolt V passesthrough the latter as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 4. This support is aninclined beam whose body rests upon an upright h and whose lowerextremity is securely fastened so that it cannot be raised when a weightis supported on the upper extremity. It will thus be seen that the trackA is supported by the bracketsfor G, 0r by the projecting end of thesupport h, in such a manner that there is a free space beneath it forthe passage of the load being carried.

The ends of the track-sections A are joined as best seen at A in Fig. 1,although it will be obvious that any other form of joint may be used ifpreferred.

Upon the upper outer corner of the trackbeam A is secured as by nails orscrews a strap-rail o whole lower face is dat where it rests on the beamand whose upper face is preferably rounded as shown.

The letter m designates fingers whose bodies may be driven into the sideof the track-beam as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 2, or`may pass throughthe track-beam and have nuts on their rear ends as seen in Fig. 8, andthe heads of these fingers are turned upwardly (Fig. 5) and providedwith tonguest between which is a deep notch d.

The letter d designates a rod-rail which is an iron rod of a size to tin the notch d after which the tips of the tongues t are bent slightlyaround the rod-rail to prevent the dislocation thereof. The rod-rail isthereby supported at a slight distance beyond the face of the track A,as best seen in Fig. 2, and the lingersm are sufficiently numerous toprevent a sagging of the rod-rail; whereas the straprail, by resting onthe track A, is firmly sup ported'.

Y The truck which I preferably employ in connection with the abovedevices, comprises a pulley or sheave x having a grooved face, and aframe .e Whose upper end is connected by a bolt n with the sheave as,Whose body has an elbow Z, and whose lower end is turned inwardly as att, where a hook y is swiveled therethrough. By this construction thesheave may travel upon the strap-rail as seen in full lines in Fig. 2when the elbow will pass over the rod-rail and the log or load will becarried at some distance above the ground; or the sheave may travel onthe rod-rail as seen in dotted lines in this figure.

In practice, chains C are passed around the log or lumber L and areengaged with the hook y whereby the log will be supported by IOO thetruck, there preferably being one of the latter near each end of the logas shown; and the load can then be dragged by power hitched thereto. InFig. 2 I show a bucket B suspended from the hook y, and the bottom ofthis bucket is hinged as at j at one side and has a spring catch 7c atthe other side. When it is desired to convey material such as ore, coal,dirt, grain, rocks, granite, dac., this bucket is suspended from one ofthe trucks, filled, and moved to the pointdesired, when the spring catchc is operated to permit the bottomto swing open as seen in dotted lines,and the load will fall out.

This device possesses great simplicity and muchstrength. By having tworails as above described, the truck generally travels on the upper whichis supported by resting directly upon `the track A, and in case ofaccident r'esulting in the derailment of the sheave, the latter wouldfall directly onto the rail d and the load would still be supported.Moreover, when the load is very heavy and it is not desired to raise itso far, the lower or rod-'rail can be used to better advantage thantheupper or strap-rail. The elbow Z in the frame of the truck permitsthe latter to `travel on either rail as shown.

What is claimed as new isf-- 1. In a supporting frame for an elevatedfreight carrier, an upright post, an inclined arm attached to saidupright and having its lower extremities secured to a suitable base, atrack beam supported by said upright and incline in such manner as toextend beyond said upright on the side opposite the incline and a railat or near the outer edge of said track beam, substantially as and forthe purposes set forth.

2. A supporting frame for an elevated freight carrier consisting of anupright, an inclined arm extending over said upright and attachedthereto having its lower end secured to a suitable base and its upperend extending beyond said upright, a track beam attached to the upperextremity of said inclined beam, a rail at or near the edge of saidtrack beam and atruck adapted to travel on said track, as and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as m'y own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses. y

ALFRED T. KELLIHER.

Witnesses:

ADDISON E. HERRICK, `ELLERY C. PARK.

